CECROPS
Cecrops, daimon, half-man, half-snake, is on the Acropolis, where a sacred olive tree is growing. He participates in a mystic rite, along with Athena, the patron of the city. He holds a phiale for a libation, and a small lamb. A Nike arrives on the scene, flying, and she is about to pour wine from her oinochoe into Athena's phiale. At the root of the olive tree there is a box covered by a luxurious, decorated piece of cloth. In the box is Erichthonios, whom Athena entrusted to Cecrops. To the right a woman, maybe Zeuxippe, is holding the weapons of Athena. [krater, 410 B.C., Adolphseck Schloss Fasaneire]